The Board of Management jointly oversees the activities of the Aussie Hands Foundation Inc. Members of the Board provide a broad range of knowledge and skills to drive the strategic direction and operational activities of the organisation.
The Board is comprised of adults with a hand difference, parents of children with a hand difference and supporters of the Aussie Hands community
Current Members of the Board
President | VACANT |
Vice President and VIC/NT Ambassador | Dave Serpell |
Treasurer | VACANT |
Secretary | Lana Mitchell |
Ordinary Board Member | Bruno Gortan |
Ordinary Board Member and Founder | Elizabeth Borg |
Ordinary Board Member | Fiona Passmore |
Ordinary Board Member | Hannah Cole |
Ordinary Board Member | Kate-Louise Grey |
Ordinary Board Member | Steve Powis |
Ordinary Board Member and Interstate Coordinator | Annette Smeaton |
Interstate Coordinators
ACT | Michelle Lander |
NSW | Mandy Scott Verity Whitson |
NSW/VIC | Anastasia Hookway |
NT | Vacant |
QLD | Michelle Swain |
SA | Leah Ahrens |
TAS (Hobart) | Emma Halliday |
TAS (Launceston) | Vacant |
VIC | Annette Smeaton |
WA | Kim Austen |
2022/2023 Board of Management Meeting Dates
All 2022/2023 Board of Management Meetings will be held via video conference.
- December 7th – 7:30pm (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne), 6:30pm (Brisbane), 6:00pm (Darwin), 4:30pm (Perth)
- NO meeting in January
- February 8th – 7:30pm (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne), 6:30pm (Brisbane), 6:00pm (Darwin), 4:30pm (Perth)
- March 8th – 7:30pm (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne), 6:30pm (Brisbane), 6:00pm (Darwin), 4:30pm (Perth)
- May 10th – 7:30pm (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne), 7:30pm (Brisbane), 7:00pm (Darwin), 5:30pm (Perth)
- August 2nd – 7:30pm (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne), 7:30pm (Brisbane), 7:00pm (Darwin), 5:30pm (Perth)
- Sept 13th – 7:30pm (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne), 7:30pm (Brisbane), 7:00pm (Darwin), 5:30pm (Perth)
- October 11th – 7:30pm (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne), 6:30pm (Brisbane), 6:00pm (Darwin), 4:30pm (Perth)
- October 25th – AGM – 7:30pm (Sydney, Canberra, Melbourne), 6:30pm (Brisbane), 6:00pm (Darwin), 4:30pm (Perth)
Further Information
If you would like further information about the Board, if you have an issue you would like to raise or you would like to contribute to our organisation, please contact us.